My thoughts on software development, technology and design.

.NET Core 1.0–The Framework we need

July 05, 2016
3 min read

Are you old enough to remember the release of ASP.NET? I unfortunately am, I distinctly recollect it presenting a ...

read more

Comments [0]

WinDbg Tip:Failed to load data access DLL

June 28, 2016
3 min read

For the past few months I have been almost exclusively using WinDbg to debug high severity production issues. It ...

read more

Comments [0]

Designing apps for efficient battery usage

June 21, 2016
3 min read

Most people who start coding (me included) have a natural affinity towards poor design, but we refine our approach ...

read more

Comments [1]

Programming on a Mobile OS–Swift Playgrounds

June 14, 2016
2 min read

I have argued for a long time that tablets are a reductive technology, not just for direct consumers, but  specifically ...

read more

Comments [0]

Reflecting Tip: Edit a .NET Assembly

June 07, 2016
2 min read

A really smart colleague of mine made me aware of a plugin called Reflixil associated with Reflector (also  ILSpy) that ...

read more

Comments [0]

Let it Shine

May 26, 2016
3 min read

We are at the center of the universe … well the earth, by definition, is at the center of our observable universe. By ...

read more

Comments [0]

Nerd Life Balance

May 18, 2016
3 min read

About five years ago I found myself in a quandary, I simply could not switch off. I had several high profile projects ...

read more

Comments [0]

Facial Recognition using Windows Runtime API

May 11, 2016
2 min read

Intelligent applications are all the rage and I for one was really surprised to see how easy and quickly some basic ...

read more

Comments [0]

SHA-1: If One Fails All Fails

April 30, 2016
3 min read

When you manage large scale platforms across multiple operating systems (browsers are mini OS’es IMHO), you really have ...

read more

Comments [0]

<< Older Posts | Newer Posts >>

About us

I work as a technical lead in the field of software engineering and development, with expertise in financial services, healthcare and manufacturing. More details here.

Get in Touch

Pages

© 2025 - Mark Downie, All Rights Reserved.

Powered by Dasblog-Core commit d3f90a